Wednesday, March 21

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Wednesday, March 21 at 10:00am. First floor conference room. No registration required. The rules for Short and Sweet are simple- we will never assign any book to read that exceeds 250 pages. Also, we will be reading some excellent short stories (from larger collections), which will never exceed 20 pages. Join librarian Alex Gaete, for our second meeting as we read and discuss What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories by Raymond Carver. There will be sweets! Books will be available in the library three weeks before each meeting.

Thursday, March 22

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Thursday, March 22 from 10:00 to 11:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Through this course led by Dr. W. Bernard Carlson, you will come to appreciate how technology undergirds history, defining and shaping daily life, social structure, and how humans find meaning in the world. Dr. W. Bernard Carlson is a professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. After each DVD lecture there will be a brief discussion period.

March 22 Lectures:

Telescopes and Microscopes. Learn how the development of optical technology drove the Scientific Revolution, setting the stage for Galileo and others to establish the scientific method of observation.

The Caravel and Celestial Navigation. Better ships, information about wind and currents, and new navigation techniques brought about remarkable political and economic change throughout Europe.

Thursday, March 22

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Thursday, March 22 at 6:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Acrtess and Best Supporting Actor.Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award nominee Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. Rated R.

Friday, March 23

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friday, March 23 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Acrtess and Best Supporting Actor.Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award nominee Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. Rated R.

Sunday, March 25

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Monday, March 26

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Mondays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 at 3:30pm. Do you love reading? Enjoy working with younger children? Are you available for an hor on Wednesday afternoons in March and April? If you answered YES to these questions, please consider becoming a Reading Mentor. We plan a fun weekly program for children ages 4 to 7. If you’re interested or want more information, contact Teen Librarian Kim Larsen at klarsen@wlsmail.org